Brian Elliott #1 of the Calgary Flames tracks the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes at Scotiabank Saddledome on October 20, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images

With the NHL announcing it’s 2016/2017 All-Star rosters last week, there’s no time like now to unveil my fantasy hockey All-Stars/Fall-Stars at the midway point.

For the purpose of this exercise, my selection process was modified a touch. Each roster is still comprised of two goalies, six forwards and three defenseman. The big difference was the representation per team. Suffice it to say, some organizations missed the boat. In total, eleven teams didn’t get a representative from me. It’s all good – there’s always the Fall-Star game.

Most selections were made based on current Yahoo! rankings.

Whatever – it was fun to put together.

Atlantic Division

BOS Tuukka Rask

MTL Carey Price

BOS Brad Marchand – CAPTAIN

MTL Max Pacioretty

TBL Nikita Kucherov

TOR Auston Matthews

BOS David Pastrnak

OTT Mike Hoffman

MTL Shea Weber

TBL Victor Hedman

OTT Erik Karlsson

As you’ve noticed by now, my Atlantic Division roster does not include anyone from the Panthers, Red Wings and Sabres. It is what it is – especially with only so many roster positions available. The goaltending and defense was essentially a formality although a shout out is needed for Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. It’s hard to comprehend how he’s just 22.

The forwards are pretty self-explanatory too. If Jack Eichel didn’t get injured, he probably makes my cut. The six forwards picked have been tremendous so far this season. This roster is really young.

Metro Division

WSH Braden Holtby

CBJ Sergei Bobrovsky – CAPTAIN

CBJ Cam Atkinson

PIT Evgeni Malkin

PIT Sidney Crosby

WSH Alex Ovechkin

PIT Phil Kessel

WSH Nick Backstrom

CBJ Zach Werenski

WSH John Carlson

PIT Justin Schultz

Here’s where it gets interesting. The hate mail to follow – especially from Rangers fans. Again, I went off current Yahoo! rankings. The Metro Division has easily been the best division in the NHL this season. There’s been so many outstanding performances that I probably could’ve constructed three separate rosters. Nick Foligno, Kevin Hayes, Jakub Voracek, J.T. Miller and Claude Giroux all narrowly just missed the cut. Sorry – better luck next year!

Central Division

MIN Devan Dubnyk

CHI Corey Crawford

MIN Eric Staal – CAPTAIN

CHI Patrick Kane

STL Vladimir Tarasenko

CHI Artemi Panarin

DAL Tyler Seguin

WPG Patrik Laine

MIN Ryan Suter

CHI Duncan Keith

NSH Roman Josi

Would a Central versus Metro showdown be fun to watch or what? Look at the talent on this roster! Minnesota has been one of the great surprises of this season. Between Devan Dubnyk’s heroics in goal and 32-year-old Eric Staal turning back the clock, it has been fun to follow.

Pacific Division

LAK Peter Budaj

ANA John Gibson

EDM Connor McDavid

LAK Jeff Carter – CAPTAIN

SJS Joe Pavelski

ANA Ryan Kesler

CGY Mikael Backlund

EDM Leon Draisaitl

SJS Brent Burns

CGY Dougie Hamilton

ANA Cam Fowler

Without Peter Budaj and Jeff Carter in Los Angeles, the Kings would be in some trouble. This division has featured many exceptional stories. From Connor McDavid and Brent Burns’ domination to Ryan Kesler’s rejuvenation to Mikael Backlund’s emergence, it has been a treat to watch it all unfold. This division is totally up for grabs too!

ACKNOWLEDGIND DISAPPOINTMENT

Now, for the real fun stuff. Here’s my Fall-Star squads.

Atlantic Division

TBL Ben Bishop

BUF Robin Lehner

BOS Patrice Bergeron – CAPTAIN

DET Dylan Larkin

OTT Bobby Ryan

OTT Derick Brassard

MTL Brendan Gallagher

FLA Jussi Jokinen

FLA Keith Yandle

FLA Aaron Ekblad

TBL Anton Stralman

Unsurprisingly, we start to see those eleven teams show up now. Without question – Florida, Tampa, Buffalo and Detroit have had issues with consistency and that’s lamented with my selections. Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron is my CAPTAIN and rightfully so. He may go down as the fantasy bust of the season. The two-way centre has shown recent signs of coming out of this but we’ll see on that front. Meantime, Dylan Larkin has certainly struggled to live up to the expectations of his rookie campaign.

Metro Division

NJD Cory Schneider

NYR Henrik Lundqvist

NYI Andrew Ladd – CAPTAIN

NYI John Tavares

WSH Evgeny Kuznetsov

NJD Taylor Hall

CBJ Boone Jenner

NJD Adam Henrique

PIT Kris Letang

PHI Shayne Gostisbehere

CAR Justin Faulk

For as good as the Metropolitan Division has been, it has featured a lot of disappointing stories. We start in net where Cory Schneider and Henrik Lundqvist have each been uncharacteristically mediocre and I’m being nice about it. It’s fair to acknowledge that John Tavares and Evgeny Kuznetsov have turned things on lately.

Andrew Ladd has been arguably the biggest headache for fantasy owners. He’s been dreadful and weirdly has become fantasy irrelevant at this point. Taylor Hall’s first season in New Jersey hasn’t gone according to plan either. I won’t even touch on the likes of Boone Jenner and Shayne Gostisbehere. It goes without saying.

Central Division

STL Jake Allen

DAL Kari Lehtonen

NSH James Neal

MIN Zach Parise

COL Matt Duchene

COL Nathan MacKinnon – CAPTAIN

COL Gabe Landeskog

STL Alex Steen

NSH P.K. Subban

DAL John Klingberg

COL Tyson Barrie

In all honesty, I wish I could just post the entire Colorado Avalanche roster for my Central Division entrant. With that in mind I’m trying something new in 2017 – to be more positive on several NHL outlooks. It’s been a downright atrocious season in Colorado. I wouldn’t touch any of their players with a ten foot pole fantasy wise.

Surprisingly, the Predators have struggled too – much to do with injuries and inconsistent play from most players including P.K. Subban, James Neal and Filip Forsberg. (Just missed this list) Also – what’s up with Jake Allen? Has he really lost his #1 job to career backup Carter Hutton?

Pacific Division

CGY Brian Elliott – CAPTAIN

CGY Brian Elliott – CAPTAIN

CGY Johnny Gaudreau

SJS Logan Couture

LAK Anze Kopitar

VAN Loui Eriksson

CGY Sean Monahan

EDM Jordan Eberle

LAK Drew Doughty

ARI Oliver Ekman-Larsson

LAK Jake Muzzin

That’s no typo – Brian Elliott is listed twice. For a guy who was drafted in most leagues inside the top-80, he’s been a massive bust. In fact, it seems like he’s lost his crease again to Chad Johnson. In Calgary, the Flames have somehow stayed afloat despite the highly documented struggles of JohnnyGaudreau and Sean Monahan. You would think that a dynamic duo like them would figure it out eventually. Right? The biggest surprises for me on this roster – Logan Couture and Anze Kopitar struggling offensively the way they have.

Well, here’s hoping for a much better second half for all those listed above.